What's that? Lizzy made it for me. You didn't get one? You got a T-shirt? You got a T-shirt? You may all be seated.
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Yeah! I love this song. We are here today to officially create a new family. Peter and Elinore Wagner, do you wish to adopt Juan, Lita, and Lizzy into your family today? - Yes, Your Honor. - Yes, Your Honor. It's just the song that's got me a little emotional.
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- Did I make it? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Sandy, come on, it's started!
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You okay? That's a shame.
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Are you with them? Do you know those guys? Yeah. Why? Do you guys want to come in? - Uh... - I-I made a pie. - No, thank you. - Yes! - Karen! - It's pie. You know I love pie. Great. Yeah, I just... I have so many feelings.
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But no matter how hard I pushed them away, they were always there with a sack lunch and a ride.
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Juan, Lita, and Lizzy, would you like Peter and Elinore to be your mom and dad? Sure.
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Good job, Michael. All right, October. I'm calling it. Yours is dead.
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- I'm sorry. Can someone else go? - It's okay. It's okay. Well, I'm Kit and this is Michael. We've also been trying to conceive now. Pretty much since the first night we met, right? That is correct. We're just not having any luck. We're looking for a child of any gender or ethnicity up to nine years old.
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- Is Lizzy okay? - She's a little upset right now, buddy. - Are you okay? - Yeah, I'm good. Here she is.
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It was Juan, Lita, and Lizzy." You see? You were what was missing, Lizzy. But now you're here and you are stuck with us. - That's right. - We're gonna be at every soccer game. We're gonna be all over your ass about your grades. We're gonna buy you your first prom dress. It's gonna be really pretty. But not too revealing. Super sweet. You know, not too sexy. Just like... really, that gorgeous sweet spot. Yeah. And when you graduate high school, we're gonna be in the front row embarrassing you. We're gonna be in the front row again when you graduate college, or even if you don't. You will be graduating college, 'cause it's so important and you're so smart. I don't mean to push, but it just opens up so many more opportunities. But either way, we're gonna be there for you. And someday I'm gonna give you away at your wedding. Even if I think the guy's a pissant and he's not good enough for my little girl. That's right. Someday in the future. Someday in the way, way, way off, deep, deep, deep distant future.
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Hi. So, when I was eight years old, my mom and her boyfriend decided it would be a good idea to build a meth lab in our garage. They made me deliver drugs for them. They abused me physically, and some of their customers abused me sexually. Uh, when I was 11, our garage exploded, and I was put in the system, bounced around from placement to placement. Pretty soon I was 14. Nobody wants a teenager, so I'd be aging out in a few years. The thing is, over half the kids who age out of foster care end up homeless, addicted, incarcerated, or dead within two years.
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"Lizzy once asked me why we did this, why we took them in. We couldn't give her an answer at the time. We did it because something was missing in our lives, but we didn't know what it was.
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Hi! Oh! Oh, thank you!
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You guys picking us up? Where's Mom? She was supposed to meet us at the office this morning and she didn't show. Oh, no. She didn't answer her phone. Did you go to her house? What if something happened to her? Yes, we went to see her. She was very ashamed. She said... she can't do it. No, she didn't. Because why would she, um, fill out all the forms and the court stuff and reunification stuff if she didn't... - Lizzy, your mom said you filled out all those forms. - I helped, but so what? She felt she was being pushed into something that she wasn't ready for. No. I didn't push her. She's ready! Just let me talk to her, please, and then we can figure something out. - Honey. - And she can take me home. Honey, when we saw her, it was obvious. She's using again. She's not coming, baby.
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That's a long fill-up, my friend. Well, that's because I wanted you to come in here. We're gonna have a karate kicking contest. Me versus you, straight up.
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I think so. It's small, but it works... Your Honor. And, Miss Viara, do you feel capable of responsibly caring for Juan, Lita, and Lizzy at this time?